Strategic

Facilitating Strategic Engagement between Land and Water Australia, the Natural Resource Management Sector and the Agribusiness Sector

NPSI Strategic Plan Phase 2

The new Phase of NPSI will focus its investment on answering questions around: plant performance and how that impacts on various farm irrigation systems; system-level sustainability: and tools for irrigators, water suppliers and policy makers to measure change. Research will be commissioned to provide either new information (smart science) or development; ensuring that the new information can be readily used by practitioners, planners and policy makers.

Phase 2 Strategic Direction

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation’s mission is to provide Australia with leadership through collaborative investment in research and innovation to achieve sustainable irrigation. It aims to achieve this mission by defining, commissioning and managing research projects that produce new information of national importance and facilitate its adoption.

National Program for Sustainable Irrigation: Strategic Plan

The sustainability of irrigation is a key component of water resource management. Increased demand for water for agricultural, industrial and urban uses has put the management of Australia’s river and groundwater systems under scrutiny. Management must balance the various water use needs, providing also for in-stream requirements of biodiversity and water quality.